Archeology Brown Bag Lecture
Each Friday at Noon
Room 5230 Social Sciences
Job Posting
University of Wisconsin-Madison: The Dept. of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2010. We seek an anthropological archaeologist who focuses on the New World (North, Central, or South America) and has research interests that complement those of the current archaeology faculty and institutional resources. Candidates with training and research experience in one or more fields of archaeometry (e.g., materials analysis, archaeological chemistry, geoarchaeology, etc.) or palaeoethnobotany will be given priority, but the position is open to outstanding candidates who work on contemporary archaeological issues from other methodological perspectives. Ph.D. required prior to start of appointment. Active field project and teaching experience preferred. Applications, including a statement of research interests and goals, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, teaching evaluations, three letters of recommendation, writing samples (minimum length: an article or dissertation/book chapter), and other relevant materials should be sent to Chair, Archaeology Search Committee, Dept of Anthropology, UW-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive, 5240 Social Sciences Bldg., Madison WI 53706. The successful candidate will teach two courses per semester in undergraduate and/or graduate level archaeology, develop an active research program, and perform standard advising and service in the Department and University. First consideration will be given to applications received by December 11, 2009. Salary range is competitive. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. AA/EOE
Job Posting
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Letters and Science invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History, beginning August, 2010. Qualified applicants from any Social Science or Humanities discipline – including but not limited to Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, History – are encouraged to apply. Tenure home will reside within the department best suited to the applicant’s area of interest. Ph.D. is required to the start of the appointment. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in research, teaching and service. Applicants who are actively involved in archeological excavations, or are involved in the primary analysis of excavated materials will be given priority. Active field project and teaching experience preferred. Responsibilities include teaching East and Southeast Asian archaeology and early history at the undergraduate and graduate level, performing scholarly research, participation in faculty governance activities, and performing University and professional service as appropriate. Applications, including a statement of research interests and goals, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, teaching evaluations, three letters of recommendation, writing samples (minimum length: an article or dissertation/book chapter) and other relevant materials should be sent to Chair, Archaeology Search Committee, Dept of Anthropology, UW-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive, 5240 Social Sciences Bldg., Madison, WI 53706. Applications should reach the Committee by Dec. 11, 2009 for consideration. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. AA/EOE. Women and minorities are urged to apply.
Job Posting
The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks candidates for an assistant professor (tenure-track) position with a specialization in Hmong studies or related highland societies in Southeast Asia and/or adjacent regions. Appointment to begin August 2010. Ph.D. required. Previous teaching experience at the college/university level desirable by not required. Duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, conduct scholarly research in area of expertise, and perform university and professional service as appropriate. The successful candidate will be expected to do collaborative work in the Center for Southeast Studies and participate in program activities. The tenure home for the appointment will reside in a department appropriate to the candidate’s disciple, i.e., social sciences or arts and humanities. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by December 1, 2009. Applications and three letters of reference, in PDF format, should be sent via email to Dr. Michael Cullinane at mmcullin@wisc.edu and kolds@wisc.edu. For additional information, see http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_062881.html and http://hmongstudiesmadison.wordpress.com/. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women and minorities to apply. A criminal background check may be required prior to employment.
Aidan Southall - Passed away May 17, 2009
Aidan Southall died peacefully on Sunday 17 May in France where he lived, at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife and two children.
He was internationally renowned for his work on the Nilotic-speaking Alur of northern Uganda, for his life-long studies of urbanisation (culminating in the remarkable work, The City in Time and Space, published in 1998), and for numerous theoretical papers, many of which provided original insights that were later borrowed and developed by others. He lived for some twenty years in Uganda during the first half of his life, as professor of social anthropology at Makerere University, thereafter taking on positions at Syracuse University, New York State, and Wisconsin University, Madison. He became increasingly interested in marxist-inspired modes of production analysis, and it is this which theoretically underpins his last book, The City in Time and Space. He was an inspiring teacher and researcher. His grasp of Nilotic languages was formidable and he also had a command of Luganda and Swahili, and of course French. His first book, Alur Society, was not only a pathbreaking approach to historical ethnography at a time when this was rare, it proposed the thesis of the segmentary state which in turn was adopted by countless scholars thereafter, and which fuelled later anthropological and historical interest in the evolution of the state. David Parkin wrote an extensive introduction to this book and various aspects of Southall's work in the version of Alur Society which was published by Lit Verlag for the International African Institute in 2004.
2009-2010 Graduate Student Awards, Honors, and Scholarship Recipients
Our anthropology undergraduate, Molly L. Eddy, won the Iwanter Prize for her senior thesis 'Spirit and Body: Paradox and Ambiguity in Brigidine Devotion'. The annual Iwanter Prize provides an unrestricted $2,000 award to one graduating senior who, through a senior thesis and general academic distinction, demonstrates outstanding humanities-based scholarship of a broad and interdisciplinary nature. The award is made possible by a gift to the UW Foundation by Sidney E. Iwanter, an alumnus of the College of Letters & Science (BA History, 1971).
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